Terrorism arrests on my doorstep (almost)

[S'mon]

This morning we woke to the radio news that the police had raided a kebab shop & another address in my immediate area of Tooting in southwest London, arresting 9 suspected terrorists. I escorted my wife to the local Underground station and sure enough it was the dubious-looking takeaway directly opposite that we pass every day but never go into. There were police outside it and the neighbouring street was cordoned off, with police outside an adjacent house too. The press were everywhere. After seeing my wife safely (I hope) into Tooting Broadway underground station I gave a short TV interview to the media expressing relief that it wasn't our favourite takewaway (opposite the raided one) & then came home.
It gets closer every day and at this rate the next arrest/incident will be on our street. Good thing we'd decided not to sell our house in the near future...

(edited for spelling)

 

[The Thayan Menace]

Don't Jump the Gun

Your alarm is understandable, but please keep in mind that these are suspected terrorists. There has not been a trial.

 

[S'mon]

Uh, yeah.

 

[Captain NeMo]

I'm gonna go with what Thayan said, here.

 

[S'mon]

I'm not sure what gun you guys expect me not to jump?

 

[Ashwyn]

I'm not sure what gun you guys expect me not to jump?

I'm a little confused about that myself. Maybe they meant it as a warning to people who haven't posted yet?

 

[S'mon]

I'm a little confused about that myself. Maybe they meant it as a warning to people who haven't posted yet?

I've looked at my post again, I can't see anything but factual comment & my own feeling of apprehension. I find their reaction a bit disturbing. Maybe they could clarify what they mean.

 

[The Thayan Menace]

Don't Jump the Gun (x2)

The subtext of your commentary clearly implies panic and fear (i.e., you seem to believe that terrorists are in your neighborhood).

I'm merely suggesting that there is no solid proof of that yet.

 

[Turanil]

Maybe they could clarify what they mean.

They mean that living so far away to the events, they can quietly discuss about it in their armchair, as myself I can quietly discuss their motives even farther away, from my own bed.

 

[S'mon]

The subtext of your commentary clearly implies panic and fear (i.e., you seem to believe that terrorists are in your neighborhood).

I'm merely suggesting that there is no solid proof of that yet.

I am feeling fear because the police believe there are terrorists in my neighbourhood. Actually this isn't the first instance, we found out yesterday that a well known chap the US is trying to extradite for alleged web-based terrorist-related offences, who has been in custody since last year and who has a large & vocal media campaign to free him, lives a few minutes' walk (edit: like, 2-4 minutes) from our house.

BTW I grew up in Northern Ireland and there were several bombings where I lived and where I went to school, in fact one of them hospitalised the guy sharing my mothers' office, and my sister was on the outer fringes of another. The current situation feels scarier though.